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Just a few pics of my retic's new cage - it's 12'x5'x3' - designed to easily break down, or be added to if the case demands (if she gets 20 feet). The panel on the left side is a micathermic heater - it's working incredibly well at keeping air temps between 80 and 92. I'll be putting in a much bigger water dish tomorrow, and not sure what to use as a hide - she really loves her candy cauldron... lol. Bunch of foliage and some climbing trees going in tomorrow too.

The cage above was what she just moved out of (and will be housing a suntiger tomorrow).

Here is a pic of my albino retic cage. It is 8 feet by 4 feet by 6 feet tall, with two basking shelves at different hieghts. I use flood lights and radiant heat panels, on a Johnson thermostat.

Very nice - the heater I'm using has a built in thermostat. For $65 at Amazon, it can't be beat - though I wish now I'd sprung the extra $30 for the one with a remote control.

Thats pretty big..nice job.
Share your mateials with us..looks like its build to the wall..I must be wrong..share more info how your enter .doors slide etc,thanks for sharing

Aluminum frame - 3/4" x 3/4" solid square rod and 3/16" aluminum siding - weighs roughly 150 pounds total, but each side is screwed together (I drilled and tapped all the mount holes), so it can be disassembled/reconfigured with great ease. The front is 3/8" acrylic - center piece is screwed in place, the two panels are attached to studs via wingnuts, so the panel removes, rather than slides or swings open - this was done due to space considerations. Also makes it REALLY easy to clean. And when it gets cold in the winter, I can crawl in too.

It's not mounted to anything, and is very structurally sound. All the wiring is run through conduit to prevent the snake from wrapping around it, and all the lights lead to a simple surge protector off to the side. Internal lighting is provided by two linked halogen lights.

The aluminum cost a small fortune, but what's nice is that the whole cage, coupled with the heating elements, acts as a big heat emitter, that warms up the house a bit - and the cage above it (it basically acts as a slight undertank heat pad.

The cage is made out of plywood and 2by4 studs. The front has sliding glass doors. Basically you build a box with an open front, put in tracks for the glass and there you have it. The glass is the most expensive part, it's quarter inch plate. I have three other cages like that one, two are for a pair of tiger retics, the other is for an ornate monitor.

I want to see the ornate monitor - I have a thing for monitors, just can't decide which type I want. Thinking a crocodile monitor.

>>I want to see the ornate monitor - I have a thing for monitors, just can't decide which type I want. Thinking a crocodile monitor.

Heres even something Better..

Here you go, she is pretty nice for an ornate.

Well done.
What are the side and top panels made of? Plexiglass? Hard to tell in the picture, but it looks light (which is always a plus). You should post another pic when its all set up. Nice work. -Chris